diff --git a/docs/api-reference/layers/geojson-layer.md b/docs/api-reference/layers/geojson-layer.md
index 5a076a19abf..b0df1228814 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/layers/geojson-layer.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/layers/geojson-layer.md
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ The following props are forwarded to a `TextLayer` if `pointType` is `'text'`.
 | `textFontWeight` | `'normal'` | [fontWeight](./text-layer.md#fontweight) |
 | `textLineHeight` | `1` | [lineHeight](./text-layer.md#lineheight) |
 | `textMaxWidth` | `-1` | [maxWidth](./text-layer.md#maxwidth) |
+| `getTextMaxWidth` | `-1` | [getMaxWidth](./text-layer.md#getmaxwidth) |
 | `textWordBreak` | `'break-word'` | [wordBreak](./text-layer.md#wordbreak) |
 | `textBackground` | `false` | [background](./text-layer.md#background) |
 | `textBackgroundPadding` | `[0, 0]` | [backgroundPadding](./text-layer.md#backgroundpadding) |
diff --git a/docs/api-reference/layers/text-layer.md b/docs/api-reference/layers/text-layer.md
index bfc29b22085..d14a589aa22 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/layers/text-layer.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/layers/text-layer.md
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ Available options are `break-all` and `break-word`. A valid `maxWidth` has to be
 
 A unitless number that will be multiplied with the current text size to set the width limit of a string. If specified, when the text is longer than the width limit, it will be wrapped into multiple lines using the strategy of `wordBreak`.
 
+Use the `getMaxWidth` accessor to supply this value per object.
+
 For example, `maxWidth: 10.0` used with `getSize: 12` is roughly the equivalent of `max-width: 120px` in CSS.
 
 #### `outlineWidth` (number, optional) {#outlinewidth}
@@ -312,6 +314,12 @@ The font size of each text label, in units specified by `sizeUnits` (default pix
 * If a number is provided, it is used as the size for all objects.
 * If a function is provided, it is called on each object to retrieve its size.
 
+#### `getMaxWidth` ([Accessor<number>](../../developer-guide/using-layers.md#accessors), optional) {#getmaxwidth}
+
+* Default: `-1`
+
+Method called to retrieve the width limit of each text label. The value uses the same unit as `maxWidth`. A negative value disables the limit for the object.
+
 
 #### `getColor` ([Accessor&lt;Color&gt;](../../developer-guide/using-layers.md#accessors), optional) ![transition-enabled](https://img.shields.io/badge/transition-enabled-green.svg?style=flat-square") {#getcolor}
 
diff --git a/modules/layers/src/geojson-layer/sub-layer-map.ts b/modules/layers/src/geojson-layer/sub-layer-map.ts
index 08aaa79dd7f..3500f07f426 100644
--- a/modules/layers/src/geojson-layer/sub-layer-map.ts
+++ b/modules/layers/src/geojson-layer/sub-layer-map.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export const POINT_LAYER = {
       textFontWeight: 'fontWeight',
       textLineHeight: 'lineHeight',
       textMaxWidth: 'maxWidth',
+      getTextMaxWidth: 'getMaxWidth',
       textOutlineColor: 'outlineColor',
       textOutlineWidth: 'outlineWidth',
       textWordBreak: 'wordBreak',
diff --git a/modules/layers/src/text-layer/text-layer.ts b/modules/layers/src/text-layer/text-layer.ts
index a69b5dfedbe..5f8c4a0a3f8 100644
--- a/modules/layers/src/text-layer/text-layer.ts
+++ b/modules/layers/src/text-layer/text-layer.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ type _TextLayerProps<DataT> = {
    * @default -1
    */
   maxWidth?: number;
+  /**
+   * Per-object width limit accessor. Returns the same unit as `maxWidth`.
+   * @default -1
+   */
+  getMaxWidth?: Accessor<DataT, number>;
   /**
    * Label text accessor
    */
@@ -214,6 +219,7 @@ const defaultProps: DefaultProps<TextLayerProps> = {
   // auto wrapping options
   wordBreak: 'break-word',
   maxWidth: {type: 'number', value: -1},
+  getMaxWidth: {type: 'accessor', value: -1},
 
   getText: {type: 'accessor', value: (x: any) => x.text},
   getPosition: {type: 'accessor', value: (x: any) => x.position},
@@ -274,7 +280,10 @@ export default class TextLayer<DataT = any, ExtraPropsT extends {} = {}> extends
       fontChanged ||
       props.lineHeight !== oldProps.lineHeight ||
       props.wordBreak !== oldProps.wordBreak ||
-      props.maxWidth !== oldProps.maxWidth;
+      props.maxWidth !== oldProps.maxWidth ||
+      props.getMaxWidth !== oldProps.getMaxWidth ||
+      (changeFlags.updateTriggersChanged &&
+        (changeFlags.updateTriggersChanged.all || changeFlags.updateTriggersChanged.getMaxWidth));
 
     if (styleChanged) {
       this.setState({
@@ -387,14 +396,25 @@ export default class TextLayer<DataT = any, ExtraPropsT extends {} = {}> extends
     const {fontAtlasManager} = this.state;
     const iconMapping = fontAtlasManager.mapping!;
     const getText = this.state.getText!;
-    const {wordBreak, lineHeight, maxWidth} = this.props;
+    const {wordBreak, lineHeight, maxWidth, getMaxWidth} = this.props;
+
+    let objectMaxWidth = maxWidth;
+    const maxWidthAccessor = getMaxWidth;
+    if (typeof maxWidthAccessor === 'function') {
+      const value = maxWidthAccessor(object, objectInfo);
+      if (Number.isFinite(value) && value >= 0) {
+        objectMaxWidth = value;
+      }
+    } else if (Number.isFinite(maxWidthAccessor) && maxWidthAccessor >= 0) {
+      objectMaxWidth = maxWidthAccessor;
+    }
 
     const paragraph = getText(object, objectInfo) || '';
     return transformParagraph(
       paragraph,
       lineHeight,
       wordBreak,
-      maxWidth * fontAtlasManager.props.fontSize,
+      objectMaxWidth * fontAtlasManager.props.fontSize,
       iconMapping
     );
   }
@@ -549,6 +569,7 @@ export default class TextLayer<DataT = any, ExtraPropsT extends {} = {}> extends
                 getText: updateTriggers.getText,
                 getTextAnchor: updateTriggers.getTextAnchor,
                 getAlignmentBaseline: updateTriggers.getAlignmentBaseline,
+                getMaxWidth: updateTriggers.getMaxWidth,
                 styleVersion
               }
             }
@@ -609,6 +630,7 @@ export default class TextLayer<DataT = any, ExtraPropsT extends {} = {}> extends
             getIconOffsets: {
               getTextAnchor: updateTriggers.getTextAnchor,
               getAlignmentBaseline: updateTriggers.getAlignmentBaseline,
+              getMaxWidth: updateTriggers.getMaxWidth,
               styleVersion
             }
           }